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Molly O'Shea
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Benchmark's AI Bets: Cerebras, Sierra, Legora, Fireworks, Starcloud, Gumloop..
Benchmark GP Everett Randle argues that AI has broken the old software investing playbook, with scale no longer reliably reducing risk and unit economics often unresolved even past $1B in revenue. He breaks down AI investing through a P x Q x M lens, explains why inference and agents are becoming the core monetization layers, and says venture firms are evolving into multi-product alternative asset managers.
Brian Armstrong: “Capitalism Lifts Everyone Up”
Brian Armstrong lays out Coinbase’s plan to become an “everything exchange” for stocks, crypto, and private assets, while using AI agents to rebuild the company’s internal workflows and customer products. He argues crypto and AI together can expand economic freedom, lower costs, and bring millions of unbrokered people into global markets.
Mark Pincus: How to Build Billion-Dollar Products
Mark Pincus argues that founders win by being right about products, not by being polite to process. He shares a practical playbook for consumer and AI products built around instincts, retention, and ruthless truth-seeking.
What a $75 Million Airplane Actually Costs to Own
Israel Slodowitz breaks down what it really costs to own and operate a private jet, from acquisition prices and annual run-rates to maintenance, pilots, and financing. The episode also covers how the current liquidity boom is reshaping private aviation demand, tax strategy, aircraft supply, and in-cabin connectivity like Starlink.